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37 Cards in this Set
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adapt
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to change onself or change something to become suitable for a particular condition or use
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adopt
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to make something one's own
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adept (at, in)
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good at doing something that is quite difficult
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affect
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(v)to inluence or impress, to impress or feign or assume
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effect
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(v)to cause or bring about
(n)result, purpose, or influence |
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afflict
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to torment or distress someone or someting
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inflict
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to impose punishment or suffering on someone or something
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altogether
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entirely, completely
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all together
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as a group
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allusion
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an indirect reference to something
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illusion
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a false, misleading, deceptive appearance
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beside
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next to
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besides
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in addition to
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emigrate
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to leave on country for another country
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immigrate (to)
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to enter a country to take up permanent risident there
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eminet
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prominent or outstanding
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imminet
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likely to happen soon or is impending
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lay
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to place or put something
simple past:laid |
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lie
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to recline, lying position
simple past:lay past participle:lain |
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farther
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spatial distance
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further
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additional
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hanged
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someone's execution
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hung
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the suspension of object
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incredible
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unbelievable
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incredulous
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doubtful or skeptical
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later
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when talking about time
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latter
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the second one of a group of two
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loose
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(adj)free or inexact, nor firmly fastened
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lose
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(verb) lose something
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principal
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(adj)chief
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principle
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(noun) rule or law
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discrete
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separate
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discreet
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prudent
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it's
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it is
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undetermined
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not decided
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indeterminate
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not precisely established
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idiom
just as |
idiom
as too |
